Download or read book Novena to St. Maria Goretti written by Fr Thornton Pio and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-06-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saint Maria Goretti, an 11-year-old Italian girl, passed away in July 6 1902. Born on 16 October 1890, Corinaldo, Italy into an impoverished family, she spent her brief life in the small town of Nettuno, located approximately 40 miles south of Rome, the capital city of Italy. Assunta Goretti and Luigi Goretti was Maria's parents. Maria's dad was a farmer, but he didn't have any land to grow food for his family. So, he made a deal with a rich person who owned a lot of land. The deal was that Maria's dad would grow a certain amount of food for the rich person, and then he could keep any extra food he grew for his own family. They were also allowed to live in a old building on the rich person's property. This way, Maria's family had a place to stay and some food to eat. Grab a copy now, find out what happened between Alexandro and Maria. After reading Maria's history, you can start the Novena. All in this book and may you have a good read !